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The Divide: As unemployment system falters, state lawmakers step in to fill the gap

Published July 12, 2020 12:47pm PDT

OLYMPIA, Wash. - This week on “The Divide”: State lawmakers in Olympia are getting hundreds of requests for help from constituents who are struggling to access unemployment benefits during the Coronavirus pandemic. With help from their legislative assistants, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are stepping up to fill the gap.

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State lawmakers step in to fill gap as unemployment system falters

State lawmakers in Olympia are getting hundreds of requests for help from constituents who are struggling to access unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic.

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